The Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare is developing new plans to assist evacuees from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in finding jobs when they are finally able to return to their hometowns. Residents of eight towns near the plant, including Minamisoma, Tamura, Naraha, Hirono, Kawamata, Namie, Kawauchi, and Katsurao, will be eligible for the subsidies starting in October 2013, which will underwrite costs of job seminars, training, and classes for those considering a change in career sectors—for instance, for farmers whose livelihoods have been destroyed. The Ministry will also assign five officials to Fukushima Prefecture’s Regional Labor Bureau, where they will be responsible for providing technical assistance to local officials who need to craft job creation and marketing plans. In addition, the Ministry plans to support evacuees from Fukushima Prefecture who are now living in Tokyo, Yamagata, Niigata, Saitama, and Osaka Prefectures. The program is expected to cost the government 550 million yen.

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Jan Haverkamp - Greenpeace
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@karmartos - This was a hoax. Some people seem to find pleasure in scaring others instead of checking their sources. If you find such kind of messages...

@karmartos - This was a hoax. Some people seem to find pleasure in scaring others instead of checking their sources. If you find such kind of messages, keep in mind that it is extremely difficult to impossible to hide severe nuclear accidents and just check at normal media outlets whether you find indeed more information before spreading. Thanks for pointing this one out.